Pseudo technology futurist

Thursday, March 26, 2015

Artificial Intelligence Could Have Prevented The Germanwings Crash

The Times correctly asserts ”Air travel over all remains incredibly safe.” The plane in question, the Airbus A320, has among the world’s best safety records and was the first commercial airliner to have an all-digital fly-by-wire control system. Much of the criticism over the years of these fly-by-wire systems has focused on the problem of pilots becoming too dependent on technology, but these systems could also be a means of preventing future tragedies. In fly-by-wire planes, a story on a previous Airbus crash in Popular Mechanics reports, “The vast majority of the time, the computer operates within what’s known as normal law, which means that the computer will not enact any control movements that would cause the plane to leave its flight envelope. The flight control computer under normal law will not allow an aircraft to stall, aviation experts say.” If autopilot is disconnected or reset, as the New York Times reports it was on the Germanwings plane, it can be switched to alternate law, “a regime with far fewer restrictions on what a pilot can do.”

Data Science: Future Or Fiction?

http://www.forbes.com/sites/teradata/2015/03/25/data-science-future-or-fiction/?sr_source=lift_polar

Will robots make us their PETS? Apple founder Steve Wozniak has no doubt artificial intelligence will take over the world

pple co-founder made the comments to Australian Financial Review
The 64-year-old admitted he had previously dismissed claims technology will threaten humans in the next 30 years
But now realises predictions are coming true and AI is a dangerous reality
He quipped: 'Will we be the gods? Will we be the family pets?'
His comments follow warnings from Elon Musk and Stephen Hawking
Mr Musk recently said robots could replace humans as drivers
And previous reports have found AI could cause the economy to crash

Thursday, January 29, 2015

Artificial Intelligence Experts Weigh The Future Of AI - Will the next big idea come from a machine

Scientists at one of the world’s top computer science programs at UT Austin say artificial intelligence is enabling breakthroughs that will improve everyday life. This week many are involved in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) 2015 conference, taking place this week in Austin.

https://cns.utexas.edu/news/the-future-of-ai

Hands on with Microsoft's HoloLens

http://money.cnn.com/2015/01/22/technology/microsoft-hands-on-hololens/index.html

Bill Gates on dangers of artificial intelligence: ‘I don’t understand why some people are not concerned’

Bill Gates is a passionate technology advocate (big surprise), but his predictions about the future of computing aren't uniformly positive.

During a wide-ranging Reddit "Ask me Anything" session on Wednesday -- one that touched upon everything from Gate's biggest regrets to his favorite spread to lather on bread -- the Microsoft co-founder and billionaire philanthropist outlined a future that is equal parts promising and ominous.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/01/28/bill-gates-on-dangers-of-artificial-intelligence-dont-understand-why-some-people-are-not-concerned/

Out of control AI will not kill us, believes Microsoft Research chief

And the debate continues.......

A Microsoft Research chief has said he thinks artificial intelligence systems could achieve consciousness, but has played down the threat to human life.

http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31023741